The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
JUNE BRIDES.
What They and Their Maids are
Wearing.
IHarper's Bazar.]

[Harper's Bazar.1
bridesmaids at June weddings will wear
lace dresses made of the new white silk lace
in designs like those of the black marquiss
laces and there are also dresses of plain
Brussels net, OF point d'esprit with its tiny
dots, of striped lace, Of the square-meshed
Russian nets, and Of the polka-dotted nets
with large ball-like spots. Wrecked half
half-long sleeves gathered at the top, or else
plain to the elbow, with a soft puff there,are
the corsages of such dresses. The skirts
have two or three fiounees gathered all
and Marie Antoinette paniers short and full
in the hips, with one or two long points in
the back. White silk French lace in large
rose patterns, made over white MORE
skirt, is fashionable combination. The
deep scalloped lace is draped as an apron
covering the front and sides, while.the back
has lace breadth in pleats down the mid
die, with MORE breadth each side of those
pleats turned over at the top in handkerchief
points. A bride Of MORE ribbon. is down
chou or loose roset is on the right side. The
MORE basque is draped with lace, and has
high collar of MORE ribbon, with bow on
the left side. The full lace sleeves. have, a
deep MORE cuff. Yellow Is a favorite color
for brides -mades' dresses, and appears in
watered silk skirts and waists and sashes,
with white lace or Russian net dresses, or
else 1t is seen in India silk for full Waste
and drapery over cream nainsook embroi-
dered skirt, with border formed of five or
six rows of picot-edged yellow ribbon an
inch wide through the open figures Of the
embroidery.
Moire antique is being used for brides
dresses for June weddings. This is the old
fashioned MORE with large rippled designs,
instead Of the French watered silks in stripes
now so generally worn. The new fancy is
TO trim wedding dresses with gold or silver
net, lace, or beads arranged amid flounces of
white lace. On the waist are rows of narrow
fringe Of loops of fine gold or silver beads
alternating with similar fringe OF pearl or
crystal beads or the pearl beads that have
gold lining. Similar fringes that are deeper
head the lace fiounces on the skirt. Fine net
or gauze of gilt or silver is shirred as guimp
and sleeve puffs on the corsage Of other
dresses Pointed passementerie of silver
beads forms heading for white lace, or for
deep silver fringe which falls amid lace
fiounces,
Dresses of soft, white wool erepeline OF
yelling. or else Of null or sheer nainsook
are prepared for young girl graduates to
wear on commencement day. These are
made with short skirt Of the material hung
on foundation skirt after being pressed into
ilne pleats almost as small as accordion-pleat-
ing. When made of wool these have several
rows Of narrow white moire ribbon set above
deep hem, while muslin skirts have Valen-
clennes insertions set in. The drapery may
be Of the material in short apron with
double or single pointed back, or else it may
be sash breadth ofmoire, surah or lace
passed around the front and hips, and hang
ing behind in loops and ends to the foot Of
the. skirt. The waists a shirred basque
with full sleeves. A V plastron and deep
cuffs are made of the ribbon and wool, or the
muslin with lace. Another pretty corsage
, Iior these dresses has the plain material
tucked or shirred at the top, with lengthwise
rows OF ribbon or lace put on from the tops
Oh the darts (and the same height behind,)
tapering In at the waist line, and reaching to
the end OF the bodice on the hips. This is in
| round cuirass shape, and the sash edges its
outlines. The sleeves are made full for
| slight young figures, and may be either gath
cred at top and bottom, with wide cuff COW
cred with ribbon or lace or they may be the
French sleeves, plain at the top and gathered
| full to wristband Of lace or ribbon, or else
| they may be the leg Of mutton sleeves cat,
slender at the wrist and gradually widening
to the top, where they are left full or else
laid In fine tucks between the puff at the
| armhole and the elbow. The simple belted
waist is also worn, made high at the throat,
or tapped In surplice fashion across the bust
| TO the left side. Oriental lace. Valenciennes
ana some.of the larger-hgured art laces are
the trimmings most used. The latter are put
| on plain and smooth in deep VS., and as col
lars, or In yoke shapes with wide cuffs.